It's the end of the year, and many of you will head off to or host your own New Year's parties and get-togethers in just a few short hours. Many of you will find yourself standing in front of a fully-stocked bar and no clue what to make with what you have. Thankfully, your smartphone can help. This week we want to know which apps you fire up on your smartphone to help you mix a tasty drink to celebrate.

Even if you're not mixing alcoholic drinks to ring in the new year, keeping a decent drink mixer app on your iPhone, Android device, or Windows Phone can be pretty handy when you want to play bartender at your own party, or if you want to impress your friends by mixing something tasty at their bar. Let us know which app you think is the best in the comments below.

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Hive Five nominations take place in the comments, where you post your favorite tool for the job. We get hundreds of comments, so to make your nomination clear, please include it at the top of your comment like so: VOTE: BEST DRINK MIXER APP. Please don't include your vote in a reply to another commenter. Instead, make your vote and reply separate comments. If you don't follow this format, we may not count your vote. To prevent tampering with the results, votes from first-time commenters may not be counted. After you've made your nomination, let us know what makes it stand out from the competition.

About the Hive Five: The Hive Five feature series asks readers to answer the most frequently asked question we get: "Which tool is the best?" Once a week we'll put out a call for contenders looking for the best solution to a certain problem, then YOU tell us your favorite tools to get the job done. Every weekend, we'll report back with the top five recommendations and give you a chance to vote on which is best. For an example, check out last week's five best Blu-ray playback suites.